La Master of Laws (LL.M.) It is the first of its kind in Latin America and one of the first in the world outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere. It has the same level of accreditation as the most prestigious LL.M. programs at law schools in the United States.
The Master of Laws program has a small core set of required courses (7% of credits) and a vast number of elective courses that can be freely and individually tailored (the remaining 93% of the postgraduate program), taught by a body of around 200 professors with Master's or Doctoral degrees, who have extensive training, academic background and professional experience, of which more than 20 are full-time or part-time.
20 years after creating the first Master's degrees in SpanishCombining Continental Law with Anglo-Saxon teaching methods, the Universidad Austral It is once again a pioneer with the first LL.M. in the Latin world, which constitutes a true revolution in the way of understanding postgraduate legal education..
As the Master of Laws is currently designed It has no precedent in Argentina and in the Spanish-speaking legal world..
This Master's Degree in Law (accredited by the National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation – CONEAU, in its session no. 325/11) has great flexibility and the particularity that The curriculum is comprised, above all, of a personalized, freely configurable scheme., optional, in which the student can choose, with the advice and approval of their Advisor and the Directors of the Master's Program, any eligible subject or course offered at the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Austral.
This Master's degree thus has characteristics that fully coincide with the well-known "LL.M." (short for the Latin phrase) Legum MagisterThat is, Master of Laws or Master of Laws, Master of Laws) offered by the best universities in the world with an Anglo-Saxon tradition, mainly in the United States.
The creation in Argentina of a Master of Laws degree with the rules of an LL.M., that is, designated according to a model that has evident success in the advanced world, This represents an extraordinary leap forward in legal education in our country. and throughout the region.
It should be emphasized that The course structure, the breadth of options, the curriculum, among other things, of the LL.Ms in the United States is substantially the same as the plan of this Master of Laws.
➤ To offer a broad and flexible program, suitable for satisfying a high degree of depth and knowledge of Law, which aims to provide the possibility of choosing between the specific knowledge and practical skills of most or all fields of Law, and also to provide a training environment for those seeking to pursue higher studies with academic interests, but without intending or being able to access a Doctoral training, or as a preliminary step towards it.
➤ To provide the theoretical and practical tools that allow the updating and deepening of knowledge and techniques in the area and specific sub-areas of interest to the student, as well as Law in general, without losing sight of the ideals of truth and justice.
➤ To promote an intercultural, internationalist, comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the study of Law.
➤ Encourage interaction between national and foreign students.
➤ To promote greater communication among students from the various majors and programs of the Faculty.
➤ To enrich the theoretical and practical analysis of the legal problems under discussion, through the contribution of study perspectives not limited to the discipline of each career.
➤ To enhance cooperation and coordination among the various postgraduate programs of the Faculty.
Title: Master of Law
At the beginning of the course, the student must present their own Personalized Study Plan (PSP), according to your specialized training needs and your particular professional or academic interestsFor this, you will select subjects and seminars offered at the time of your enrollment in the Faculty of Law, for at least 540 hours.
For the development of their individual plan, the student It has the assistance of the Executive Director of the Master's programwho helps to tailor it in such a way that it best serves the training he intends, fully responding to his specific academic and professional needs and interests.
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The student must justify your choice of subjects and the specific specialization or skills that it aims to achieve.
If applicable, the student may express their decision to pursue a specific specialization within a subdiscipline of Law, and thus obtain a “Certificatedor of Concentering”, explaining how their choice meets the concentration requirements.
In the same Personalized Study Plan, the student You must state the topic you intend to address in your Master's Thesis. and the objectives and goals you intend to achieve, whether in applied law or legal theory; or indicate the specific orientation within a subdiscipline of law on which your applied law or legal theory work will focus, if you have not yet decided on your specific topic for your Final Project. In addition, you must propose your Final Project Supervisor, or submit a request to the Executive Directorate for one to be assigned.
The Personalized Curriculum is reviewed by the LL.M. authorities, who They can propose modifications or changes.
During the course of the LL.M. studies, the student You may submit a reasoned request to the Master's authorities to modify your Plan Custom.
The Law School may issue the Certificates of Concentration for the Master of Laws listed below, or others that it may create in the future. Obtaining each of these Concentrations will depend on the specific availability of courses offered each year.
Likewise, the student may request, with justification, to concentrate on other specific and determined areas, where they can accumulate the minimum number of required class hours.
If applicable, a student who creates a Personalized Study Plan that fulfills two hundred and twenty (220) hours respectively in two legal specialties, may request a Certificate of Concentration for each of them.
The Concentration Certificates currently offered by the Master's program are as follows:
1. Law and Business Practice
2. Economic Analysis of Law
3. Administrative Law
4. Economic Regulation
5. Constitutional and Administrative Procedural Law
6. Procedural Law and Litigation Strategy
7. Business Law
8. Banking and Financial Law
9. Private Property Law
10. Constitutional Law and Human Rights
11. Intellectual Property Law
12. Sports Law
13. Judicial Law
14. International and Comparative Law
15. Labor Law and Labor Relations
16. Criminal Law
17. Economic Criminal Law
18. Tax Law
19. Theory and Philosophy of Law
Su The duration is nine months, one or two years, according to the chosen course schedule, and can begin at any time of the year.
The course structure, schedule, and weekly workload depend on the student's choice of subjects.
The structure of the Master's program is customized and freely configurable. Its dictation method is in-person (up to 49% Online).
To obtain the Master of Laws degree, students must complete and pass courses and seminars totaling no less than 540 and no more than 600 contact hours. This requires completing at least 40 hours of classroom instruction in a Required Content Module and at least 500 hours in an Elective Content Module. The Master's program concludes with the submission and approval of a Final Thesis.
The Faculty of Law has a comprehensive and demanding Regulation of Master's and Specialization Degrees, which governs the lives of the various actors in all its postgraduate programs: directors, professors, officials, students… It therefore applies to the LL.M.
In light of the general objectives of the Faculty's Master's programs, combined with those of the LL.M., the profile of the graduates of the Master's in Law emerges, which is achieved as a direct result of the wide range of subjects and courses available.
This graduate profile is that of A lawyer who, having completed their general, basic, undergraduate legal training, and having been integrated into the new training needs, can offer society, both in small towns and villages, as well as in large national cities, as well as in the interaction with other countries or by going to work in other legal systems, the ability to provide a personalized professional service or to integrate academically according to their interestsAnd he can do the above because, within a vast body of legal knowledge, he has acquired the knowledge necessary for individualized training, tailored to his professional or academic requirements.
Alongside the above, due to the inherent diversity of this dynamic and open Master's program, the LL.M. prepares its graduates to incorporate new and new skills and knowledge in the future.
Specifically, the characteristics of the LL.M., as well as its different requirements, are geared towards training students so that, as graduates, they have the ability to:
The various departments maintain relationships with their hundreds of graduates a close relationship through meetings and activities which arise from the initiative of both parties. Many graduates are called upon to work as academic authorities in specific activities, conferences, special programs, courses and seminars that the Faculty carries out.
A significant number of graduates publish books with publishing houses that have agreements with the Faculty and articles in journals and repositories. Overall, Faculty members, students, and graduates have published approximately 300 books and 2.000 legal articles. All of this has become a powerful engine for generating ideas.which are a continuous contribution of research that provides society with new tools and solutions to the most varied conflicts.
The LL.M. of the Universidad Austral Its most distinctive feature is its great flexibility, without losing any of the high standards that have characterized its Master's programs for two decades.
This flexibility manifests itself in multiple ways, the main ones of which are highlighted here:
This Master's Degree in Law of the Universidad Austral Its overall objective is to provide legal professionals from various fields with a solid academic foundation that integrates the philosophical, ethical, scientific, and practical elements necessary for professional practice related to law. Thus, it aims to ensure that students obtain a higher education in their chosen area of law, deepening their training according to the current state of knowledge in each discipline, with an openness to research geared toward professional practice.
A distinctive feature of the Faculty is its use of participatory teaching methods, which include prior study and analysis of materials and cases by students. The aim, primarily through the case method in its various forms, is to help students develop their imagination and legal reasoning skills, enabling them to argue logically and rationally in the field of law at a postgraduate level. Furthermore, the Faculty strives to train them in the skills required for their professional practice.
Among the objectives of these postgraduate programs at the Faculty is also the acquisition of a solid foundation in legal doctrine, reaffirming the importance of the proper study of theory. While prioritizing participatory methods, each professor also incorporates the necessary theoretical elements into the bibliography and lectures, thus guiding students toward a critical, rather than dogmatic, understanding of the content.
The various requirements of the LL.M., like the various postgraduate programs of the Faculty, are geared towards training students so that, as graduates, they have the abilities to:
a) To act with critical thinking in their work reality and to value reflection and legal research as a working method.
b) Learn to perceive and relate all the facts of legal cases and problems, selecting relevant information and distinguishing it from irrelevant information.
c) Identify the law applicable to the facts submitted for consideration and interpret it.
d) To easily make appropriate, prudent and fair decisions in the face of various legal situations.
e) Argue in favor of the choice made and against the rejected alternatives and express these arguments orally and in writing.
g) To be professionals prepared axiologically and technically to perform a function of agreement, justice and equity in the conflicts of interests that the legal phenomenon raises and, in the case of magistrates and officials of the Judicial Branch, to resolve with justice, equity and technical competence the cases submitted to their judgment.
h) To acquire a methodology of permanent training in the legal field, and the awareness that it is essential to always resort to updating and learning in the face of the dynamic and complex regulations of social life, in order to better serve the community.
i) Working as a team, developing the potential for synergistic action with other colleagues.
j) Be qualified to participate in the strategic planning of the needs of clients, the organization, the State or judicial bodies.
k) To be trained to provide a high-quality service to the community through their skill in properly raising the various legal problems that arise in community life and in finding, in different circumstances, fair solutions to them.
As a subsidiary to training for professional practice, efforts are made to discover among the students those who have a vocation for research and higher teaching in the field of Law, and to sow in them the seed of academic life.
La teaching methodology of the Master's Degree in Law is eminently practical and participatory, with the use of case method.
If you are looking build learning on the participants' experienceThis approach allows participants to learn from both the previously provided material and their own perspectives, and to defend their analysis. The aim is to develop a synthesis of the opinions of the professionals attending the course and, naturally, those of the instructor, who leads the class.
Teachers seek to involve as many participants as possible in the development of the class, transforming it into a debate of diverse opinions and in the search for a solution to the case.They also moderate participation, giving the floor to participants, guiding their intervention, asking questions, organizing comments, and contributing their experience and points of view on the matter.
The classes end with a systematization of the conclusions reached during the studyeven though these may be diverse and contradictory, and where appropriate, with the appropriate conceptual specification of the topic discussed.
To make the most of classes and academic time, students need to read and study the material and cases provided beforehand.
The Faculty has been pioneer in Argentina and throughout the Spanish-speaking world in the use of active and participatory teaching methodsand especially the case method, both at the postgraduate level, where it began to use them in the area of Continental Law, and where they are applied in two-thirds of the classes, and at the undergraduate level, where it is one of the few Latin institutions that uses them intensively.
In light of the above, its faculty employs various versions of the Socratic method in legal education. Specifically, the case method utilizes a multitude of pedagogical variations, starting from a common trunk that the Faculty itself developed and adapted to Continental Law based on the pedagogical methodologies used in American Law Schools and Business Schools.
In this way, all educational activities of the Faculty strive to put into practice the three principles postulated by Christopher C. Langdell, the Dean who revolutionized Harvard Law School and the entire American legal education system, when in 1870 he began teaching using the case method:
1) that the student's efforts are parallel to those of the teacher;
2) that the study be designed in such a way as to obtain the greatest and most lasting benefits; and
3) that the classes are in such a way that it is better for the student to attend than to stay at home reading a textbook.
In light of the foregoing, and assuming as an indispensable basis a deep understanding of the theoretical aspects and the normative structure of the various legal institutions, The case method consists of analyzing judicial decisions and hypothetical situational cases, evaluating the different alternative solutions presented, and making decisions about the best course of action..
Therefore, the Faculty's legal teaching places strong emphasis on To train students in legal reasoning, researching sources to make decisions, and in the writing and expression skills of their arguments and ideas.
The case study methodology is demanding for both students and teachers.To make the most of classes and academic time, students need to read and study the assigned materials and cases beforehand. For professors, the case method is demanding, requiring careful preparation of the materials and cases, as well as active participation in the class.
In postgraduate studies, the usual way of doing this begins with the professor presenting and discussing with the students the fundamental theoretical guidelines of the legal institution under analysis, which they have all previously studied from the materials. The doctrine is addressed, but not "theoretically", but through critical analysis, seeking foundations, reasons, applications, strengths, weaknesses, and needs for evolution...
After studying the material, one moves on to case method, which occupies two-thirds of the session dedicated to each topic. In the same The aim is to build learning on the knowledge and experience of the participantsso that they are allowed to learn both from the material previously provided and from the viewpoints of other students, and not only from the contribution that the teacher can make, as in the lecture system.
Following the Roman idea that law arises from facts, The method demands that, given a specific factual situation, one investigates the principles that underpin appropriate solutions. to the same, critically analyzing them to see which ones respond to what the circumstances need.
The debate on specific applications of the law and on concrete facts that require a solution also leads to The involvement of everyone with the institutions under analysis is crucial. This is because the whole person, with their intelligence and emotions, is involved, leading to a better understanding of the principles of law. When seeing them in operation, do not forget the elements that have been analyzed and debated.
The case study typically consists of a court ruling or a situational narrative, usually based on real facts and circumstances. Other variations of the method include film clips, actual lawsuits and responses, out-of-court counseling scenarios, and so on.
Sometimes professors provide a whole catalog of preliminary questions for case analysis, and at other times they discuss it directly, leaving the student to face the problem alone, without previously outlined paths.
The case analysis is first carried out in small groups of five to eight people, and then discussed in a plenary session of the entire class., dedicating approximately one hour to team discussions and one and a half hours to joint debate.
Teamwork is essential in the adaptation of the Anglo-Saxon case method carried out in the Faculty, since it allows exponentially multiplying the participation of everyone, and enriching itself enormously with the views of others, creating the habit of cooperative work, so necessary in the world of legal professions.
Both in teamwork and in the discussion session with the whole class, the teachers seekto involve as many participants as possible in the development of the teaching, transforming it, through questions, into a debate of diverse opinions on the factual and legal aspects of the situation under study and training them in the search for the best solution to the case.
The educational methodology is based on studying the theory in order to apply it to real-world cases. It develops in LL.M. students a deep critical sense in the analysis of institutions and situations in the world of Law. This produces that a deep-rooted critical legal mindset be instilled in them, leading them to analyze with scientific rigor and depth and to naturally resolve a multitude of complex legal problems.
The case method, understood in this way, has proven to be a An exceptional tool in practical training as a training tool in legal reasoning and argumentationYes, and it has been applied with excellent results within the Faculty For almost twenty years, both at the postgraduate level, in our Master's and Specialization programs, and at the undergraduate level, in our Law degree program.
Therefore, as all those who have done so can attest, having studied Law at the Universidad Austral es a unique and unforgettable experience, which leaves a profound mark and transforms, renewing and modifying the ways of approaching the legal phenomenon and professional activity.
Some of the outstanding skills that LL.M. students acquire at the College through the constant application of analysis, group discussion, and decision-making through the case method are the following:
Therefore, it is a source of pride that, after this training in legal thinking and mentality, almost all undergraduate and postgraduate graduates They have managed to position themselves as expert lawyers in the areas of law they have chosen..
Indeed, as a logical result of the remarkable theoretical and practical training provided to students, the Faculty constantly receives job offers from law firms, companies, and public sector institutions.
Thus, they find themselves working in the country's leading studies, both in Buenos Aires and in the main capitals of the interior, in law firms and in important national and multinational companies and in relevant positions in the public administration and the judiciary, or abroad, usually in international law firms.
For the reading and study of doctrinal and jurisprudential materials, the Faculty provides the material in digital format in advance.
There are many benefits to using these digital tools:
To protect copyright, the Faculty takes charge of a license for each student who pays CADRA through the use of bibliographic materials.
The texts in digital format are downloaded from the postgraduate virtual platform, which is accessed with a username and password.
If you completed any of our master's programs:
You can continue your training with a personalized and flexible study plan.
How can I do it?
(*) The master's degree has a minimum of 540 and a maximum of 600 hours, so, with accreditation, there would be between 270 and 330 hours left to complete.
(**) The discount is proportional to the credited hours It is not cumulative with the benefits of agreements already established at the University.
I completed all the courses for the master's degree but didn't write a thesis. Can I pursue an LL.M.?
Yes, you can accredit up to 270 hours of completed and passed courses and receive a discount proportional to the hours accredited. It is not cumulative with the benefits of agreements already established at the University.
For further inquiries: informesfd@austral.edu.ar
The Faculty of Law of the Universidad Austral summoned Scholarship competition for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) The first prize consists of a 50% scholarship to pursue a Master's degree, class of 2025-2026, awarded to the best monograph submitted.
The second prize awards a 40% scholarship for the same postgraduate program, and consequently a third prize that awards a 30% scholarship.
The following are the works that have been deemed worthy of the awards:
1st Prize: 50% discount
IS REGULATORY ARBITRATION A REALITY? AN EXAMPLE FROM THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR IN PERU
2nd Prize: 40% discount
Extraterritorial application of corporate criminal liability systems. The case of the local company controlled by a foreign entity. Pseudonym: Gusman
3rd Prize 30% discount
Cryptocurrencies as a means of payment for obligations within the Argentine legal system. Pseudonym: Jose Augusto Orwell
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